How Antonio Brown rehabbed his injury at Steelers camp practice

Updated August 7, 2018 at 6:55 PM;Posted August 7, 2018 at 6:52 PM

Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown rehabbed at training camp practice on Tuesday in Latrobe.
He is shown here getting ready for a practice session on the opening day of Organized Team Activities at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 in Pittsburgh. Barry Reeger | Special to PennLive (Barry Reeger)

LATROBE -- While much of the Pittsburgh Steelers tucked into a special teams period early in Tuesday's practice, Antonio Brown worked on Field No. 2 at St. Vincent College.

Brown returned to the early, individual portions of practice after a nearly weeklong absence.

The star receiver was first held out last Wednesday before being sent back to Pittsburgh the following day for what Mike Tomlin said was a day-to-day injury. He hasn't practiced since. Brown will not play against the Philadelphia Eagles, Tomlin said, though the team is looking forward to his full return to practice after the preseason opener at Lincoln Financial Field.

Rehabbing with Steelers conditioning assistant Marcel Pastoor, Brown made lateral steps downfield dragging a 45-pound weight that lay on the ground, strapped to his body by a harness. He did this in both directions, took a water break, then repeated the weighted exercise with carioca steps.

Stretching afterward, Brown gestured toward his groin, noting aloud he was sore on the inside of his leg.

Justin Hunter, among other, practiced at Brown's weak-side receiver spot in his absence.